John Deere D450 Swather 🤙

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  • Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
  • So remember that Nexara we seeded into the grass this spring? Well it's time to start cutting it down and get this harvest season started!
    Mike bought a used John Deere D450 swather last winter and he's excited to sharpen his swathing skills! 😆
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 230

  • @farming4g
    @farming4g Рік тому +91

    For those wondering, swathing allows crop to cure down faster. Some crops like canola, flax, or oats the seed tends to be dry well before the rest if the plant, and you do not want to run green material through a combine or you risk bad weather by letting it stand for longer. Swathers cost money like anything else, but so does seed on the ground from shelling out from the weather.
    A lot would dessicate a crop instead with spray in today's modern age, but that's where issues can arise with chemical traces or some companies will simply reject the grain.

    • @47CryXMA
      @47CryXMA Рік тому +2

      I find it interesting that here in North Dakota, they still straight cut canola. Is the growing season just long enough here that swathing isn't necessarily the best way?

    • @maudepotvin8660
      @maudepotvin8660 Рік тому +3

      Better explanation than google
      Thanks !!! #NotaFarmer
      😆

    • @Mreevesxd
      @Mreevesxd Рік тому

      So do you pick it up with a forage wagon and sell it like a combined crop or do you bale it and sell it as canola bales? (Sorry for the dumb question just trying to learn something new)

    • @codypyle9882
      @codypyle9882 Рік тому

      Thank you for explaining that. Came straight to the comments for it. My family doesn't swath anything its all stripper heads and corn heads

    • @jeffwilliams3642
      @jeffwilliams3642 Рік тому

      Thank you cause i was gonna ask the next time i saw a swather video. Makes more sense to me now

  • @travistharp4215
    @travistharp4215 Рік тому +1

    I miss the days on the farm where we could see the sun sitting and just see the open plains sparkle now I live in a city in a damn apartment

  • @mrkidd122
    @mrkidd122 Рік тому +17

    Not going to lie…pretty pumped to see a bumper crop get pushed through the combine

  • @barndogjones
    @barndogjones Рік тому +1

    Big fan of the “Shad Potter” canola Lol.

  • @christianuhlemann2395
    @christianuhlemann2395 Рік тому

    I wasn´t here for quite a longe time, but hey....mad mike is still that wild guy witch drives with his case sprayer on ice over his fields and party hard like there is no tomorrow. Great to see u and your wife gets a little healthy new farmhand on this planet....and works up north....great....
    I am now watching over 3 hours of your content ... men i need a ticket to the north 🤣

  • @wileybird69
    @wileybird69 Рік тому +19

    Glad to see a good crop coming in up north after the drought stuff down south!👍. Learn a lot from this Channel thanks.

    • @tony98discovery
      @tony98discovery Рік тому

      Yes, my uncle's farms in that area also had a good harvest.

  • @kopenhagenkid
    @kopenhagenkid Рік тому +2

    Nice looking canola u r swathing Mike

  • @crandonborth
    @crandonborth Рік тому +5

    Finally Mike, you have an actual crop. Probably more in one round in this field than the whole field back home. 😅

  • @gerbsman6882
    @gerbsman6882 Рік тому +15

    Man I wish I have that finger roller when I was swathing canola!! Thanks for the video Mike!!!

  • @ericjenjohnson
    @ericjenjohnson Рік тому +1

    After watching you harvest thousands of acres of almost barren land down south I am surprised your were not laughing hysterically as you swathed that canola. HOLY CRAP! It’s so thick and it’s definitely going to be a bumper crop! Glad that the gamble to spread out your operation is paying off!

  • @kopenhagenkid
    @kopenhagenkid Рік тому +2

    Great video Mike

  • @kopenhagenkid
    @kopenhagenkid Рік тому +2

    Awesome looking swather Mike

  • @kimdrake8681
    @kimdrake8681 Рік тому +3

    Hope your having a good time with our swather

  • @ChrisMeuzelaar1
    @ChrisMeuzelaar1 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for inspiring me to take a few more risks on our farm Mike, love your optimism and your always up for a new challenge/idea

    • @agenciainmobiliariacostabl8742
      @agenciainmobiliariacostabl8742 Рік тому

      All the cleaning is really making a difference. Hope the new bins are ready for harvest. ua-cam.com/video/cAbaru-diBA/v-deo.html

  • @kurtzbradley
    @kurtzbradley Рік тому +1

    Dude, I am beyond excited to watch you cut an actual crop!!! 12-pack and popcorn here I come…may have to watch this a few times!!

  • @yorfofpv1552
    @yorfofpv1552 Рік тому +1

    It is always a great pleasure to see your videos

  • @RichAngus100
    @RichAngus100 Рік тому +2

    Looking like an awesome crop Mike. Just what you needed!

  • @JohnDoe-jq5wy
    @JohnDoe-jq5wy Рік тому +1

    THANK YOU MIKE

  • @svennilsson8459
    @svennilsson8459 Рік тому +3

    Very interesting to see the difference between worked up land and direct seeding! Looking forward to see the actual yield differences, if any. 🤔Good luck with the harvesting weather, canola seems to be a tricky one. 👍

  • @nigelgribble8736
    @nigelgribble8736 Рік тому +3

    Finally a crop to make the X9 grunt 😜

  • @MultiColin1986
    @MultiColin1986 Рік тому +1

    "I already aired up this main Tyr... WOOOAOAAOAOAOAAAAAH OKAY" 😂😂😂😂 I've had many of those moments

  • @davitm1
    @davitm1 Рік тому +1

    Looks like a fantastic crop! What a contrast from crops on the south farm.
    Blessings to you and your family!

  • @jacobh8113
    @jacobh8113 Рік тому

    I always look forward to swathing. One of my favorite jobs on the farm. Your swather is huge!!

  • @tony98discovery
    @tony98discovery Рік тому

    Does anyone here feel the joy of seeing a bountiful harvest?

  • @markrskinner
    @markrskinner Рік тому +5

    That looks as good as we grow here in Northamptonshire, UK.

  • @straightpipeacres6365
    @straightpipeacres6365 Рік тому +1

    There is never a wrong way to open a field of canola buddy. Just put er through the combines any what way you wish!! 👌👌

  • @johnwarwick4105
    @johnwarwick4105 Рік тому +1

    At last a crop that’s worth harvesting. Hope the rest of the fields are as good as this one
    Love the way you can drive down the highway like that and only meet a couple of vehicles 🤣😮

  • @kiwidiesel
    @kiwidiesel Рік тому +2

    "Thats a massive swath back there" That's what she said. 😂

  • @boogalookid9562
    @boogalookid9562 Рік тому +1

    love these videos

  • @johnsanders2798
    @johnsanders2798 Рік тому +2

    We made the hole wider on our d450s. We also increased belt tension and can now swath heavy canola in the rain with zero slippage.

  • @DCHOY1
    @DCHOY1 Рік тому +4

    The John deere A400 uses the honeybee header and it has a wider opening with no need for the optimizer. But its great to see a good looking crop for you

  • @alanellis9158
    @alanellis9158 Рік тому +1

    Looks like a decent crop!

  • @bryanginder5903
    @bryanginder5903 Рік тому +6

    It was set a side land of course it's going to grow a good crop that type of land always does! Looks like that canola is going to be your best crop to harvest this year!

    • @mikeznel6048
      @mikeznel6048 Рік тому +1

      All depends on how much rain, if any, it gets.

  • @koolman2021
    @koolman2021 Рік тому

    Good luck 👍👍

  • @philipfleming3546
    @philipfleming3546 Рік тому +4

    Looking like a good crop

    • @csmithy3057
      @csmithy3057 Рік тому

      @Philip Fleming Hi am Cindy Smith, how are you doing? Hope we can be friends..

  • @ourfarmlifeaus
    @ourfarmlifeaus Рік тому

    Thanks for the vid Mike. We call them windrowers over here in aus

  • @planeiron241
    @planeiron241 Рік тому

    we always plowed or chiseled our crops rain was the only thing that stopped it from being good like yours, maybe a break of the ground may be good let that moisture in a bit, great vid 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

  • @mikeznel6048
    @mikeznel6048 Рік тому

    What a nice machine. Well, anythi deer is awesome really.

  • @josefadler2027
    @josefadler2027 Рік тому +1

    Gotta give him credit for filming while driving

  • @farmahedvikaslatinky
    @farmahedvikaslatinky Рік тому

    Dvoufázová sklizeň je asi budoucnost všech farmářů. God bless Mike.

    • @mikeznel6048
      @mikeznel6048 Рік тому

      Definitely not the future of all farming as there are crops that would not benefit at all from it. It’s also been a thing for a long time.

  • @davezalinko1354
    @davezalinko1354 Рік тому +3

    Mike your field is turning by the minute, little less talk little more action.
    We will finish harvest 22 today .. always a nice feeling.

    • @mikemitchell2554
      @mikemitchell2554  Рік тому +8

      You should see the liberty, it's nearly ripe and swathing it.. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Should have started sooner I guess, and have been plagued with some swather break downs

    • @leddielive
      @leddielive Рік тому +3

      Compared with your previous years shenanigans I'd say you're doing real well Mike, remember the tale of the tortoise & the hare, you'll get there when the work is done, we're all routing for you my friend!🤑😊🇬🇧

  • @tingbing1080
    @tingbing1080 Рік тому

    Good vid

  • @joelenfesty3034
    @joelenfesty3034 Рік тому +1

    You can tell Mike's focused because he makes significantly less commentary 😂

  • @goodiezgrigis
    @goodiezgrigis Рік тому +2

    Mike, c'mon, doing 360's on highway would still keep you on your merry way 😁
    Just a bit more pumped with adrenaline (or dopamine) like an daredevil.

  • @johnsonfarms4788
    @johnsonfarms4788 Рік тому +2

    I believe you bought that swather from my buddy haha

  • @fredericdelage1542
    @fredericdelage1542 Рік тому

    Magnifique vidéo et le tracteur et et couper est bien équipés

  • @michelpicton8357
    @michelpicton8357 Рік тому +1

    Look at that crop

  • @claudreindl7275
    @claudreindl7275 Рік тому +1

    Need Astynn, Chapel, and Ernie...all 3 to make an appearance!

  • @andrewwoodhead8305
    @andrewwoodhead8305 Рік тому

    Have seen a crop like that for years eh Mike??😲😉🤔👏🇨🇦

  • @ethanwall6819
    @ethanwall6819 Рік тому +1

    Boy mike you will sure be able to test the x9 at the north farm!

  • @gavinperry7237
    @gavinperry7237 Рік тому +42

    Hopefully Ashtyn can make an on camera appearance operating the swather at some point this fall

    • @tigerbatman7881
      @tigerbatman7881 Рік тому +4

      Probably not.

    • @leddielive
      @leddielive Рік тому +3

      Hi Gavin, we are beginning to worry that you might be developing an Ashtyn fixation my friend, now Mike may appear a friendly happy go lucky type of fellow, but I've been told if you mess with his woman he ain't afraid to go back to jail again, so tread carefully is my advice. 😍😂😂😂

    • @SPONGEATHONO
      @SPONGEATHONO Рік тому +2

      🤨

    • @AlwayzPr0
      @AlwayzPr0 Рік тому

      @@tigerbatman7881 lmao how would you know

    • @dmaskell
      @dmaskell Рік тому

      If she starts swathing we won’t get videos cuz mike will be looking after chapel and unable to run along side fast enough 😂

  • @ericlangville4483
    @ericlangville4483 Рік тому

    Mike you need to create a map of your farm for Farming Simulator 22. I would love to see it.

  • @stephenross1581
    @stephenross1581 Рік тому +1

    I remember my swathing days, like driving a shopping trolley 😂😂, good old days.

  • @rogerembry4777
    @rogerembry4777 Рік тому +4

    That windshield wiper would drive me crazy

    • @mikeznel6048
      @mikeznel6048 Рік тому

      If that’s what you’re focused on while operating, you’re not doing your job.

    • @rogerembry4777
      @rogerembry4777 Рік тому

      @@mikeznel6048 be hard not to

  • @Northern_Farmer
    @Northern_Farmer Рік тому +2

    Funny how the crop grows when it rains eh!!

  • @jaypeerobot3745
    @jaypeerobot3745 Рік тому +1

    Here I thought my 35 ft swath was big!

  • @AlwayzPr0
    @AlwayzPr0 Рік тому

    Yummy Canada oil low acid, so natural and good

  • @brianrutherford3681
    @brianrutherford3681 Рік тому +1

    The canola looks pretty good.gkad you are getting some money making crops.

  • @dylangoldsmith4353
    @dylangoldsmith4353 Рік тому +1

    The only swather I’ve driven down the road that’s not sketchy is a macdon with the dual direction

  • @happycanayjian1582
    @happycanayjian1582 Рік тому +1

    Looks like your northern X9 will have to work quite a lot harder than your southern one. 😁

  • @SortaProfessional89
    @SortaProfessional89 Рік тому +1

    He said Shad Potter.... did you mean pod shatter? Lol

  • @VeraciousGnesh
    @VeraciousGnesh Рік тому +2

    I was crying laughing when he went awol on the road 😂😂😂

    • @Len_M.
      @Len_M. Рік тому +1

      Saskatchewan is awesome. Ride your Sled (snowmobile) ride down to the Gas Station, no one cares. Do some ditchbangin’. If you like Sleds or ATV’s, Saskatchewan is your place.

  • @klingereatsdirt
    @klingereatsdirt Рік тому

    Hopefully get to see you in a red combine yet.

  • @jeremycherny2041
    @jeremycherny2041 Рік тому +1

    The comments.... 🤦. Happy harvesting Mike.

  • @liraneph8562
    @liraneph8562 Рік тому

    Sooo, theoretically, if you had the GPS and auto steer on, you could send your swather home without you.😂 Would be fun to see.😆

  • @reecebanfield8567
    @reecebanfield8567 Рік тому

    we call them wind rowers here in Australia

  • @crackup1118
    @crackup1118 Рік тому

    This guy's allowance must be extraordinary.

  • @foxhillfarms1868
    @foxhillfarms1868 Рік тому

    Looks like the header needs a pea auger to keep the canola down and in contact with the canvas.

  • @popobibi7896
    @popobibi7896 Рік тому +1

    ❤️⚒️

  • @LucendsRanch
    @LucendsRanch Рік тому

    You may find tillage yields better in that soil yes. No till the farther north you go does’t usually go well.

  • @alviney5138
    @alviney5138 Рік тому

    finally some crop

  • @20RM02
    @20RM02 Рік тому

    And here the canola is out for the next year

  • @leddielive
    @leddielive 11 місяців тому +2

    Watch out for any pesky 'shods pattering' Mike, I'm sure you'll be just fine.

  • @joescheller6680
    @joescheller6680 Рік тому

    How many days do you think it will have to lay to cure. Fall weather can be an issue in that respect. Most around my country burn it down with Roundup or similar products then take it straight

  • @angrybirds705
    @angrybirds705 Рік тому

    I wonder what are the benefits of swapping the grain first versus just combined it

  • @Ericktuin1
    @Ericktuin1 Рік тому

    can't wait to see the x9 finally munching on some real material volume. Hope it is a bumper crop for you to make up for the poor crops down south

  • @364rooster
    @364rooster Рік тому

    Is it easier to harvest canola after swathing it or easier to harvest it standing

  • @samuelnichols9037
    @samuelnichols9037 Рік тому +1

    Shad potter 😂

  • @simonwaldner6097
    @simonwaldner6097 Рік тому

    When do we get to see the 616R sprayers?

  • @bcpfarmandtrucking6560
    @bcpfarmandtrucking6560 Рік тому +1

    Your biggest money maker will be the far north farm

  • @SomeTechGuy666
    @SomeTechGuy666 Рік тому

    Wow, can you ever hear the hydraulics whine in that thing.

  • @frankg5466
    @frankg5466 Рік тому

    40" swath, hope it does not rain.

  • @jeffwilliams3642
    @jeffwilliams3642 Рік тому

    Are the swather heads interchangeable with the combine heads?

  • @brucewalker2276
    @brucewalker2276 Рік тому +1

    How high do you cut canola ? I leave my at 14 16 inches.

  • @Len_M.
    @Len_M. Рік тому +3

    Doing a 360 @ 20+ mph would be quite a ride, you’d have a different Colour Machine… either 💩 or 🩸, but you’d be finished for Fair Rides. 😂

    • @lynwessel2471
      @lynwessel2471 Рік тому

      And he'd be going the same direction not the other way like he said!

    • @tomriddle4054
      @tomriddle4054 Рік тому

      @@lynwessel2471
      lol. Yeah 'shad potter'

  • @diersirrigation
    @diersirrigation Рік тому +2

    Mike, I have a question? What's shad potter?

  • @johndavison7441
    @johndavison7441 Рік тому +4

    Great to see you getting a good crop.
    Does that 40ft header flex like the combine header?
    Thanks

    • @csmithy3057
      @csmithy3057 Рік тому

      @John Davidson Hi am Cindy Smith, how are you doing? Hope we can be friends..

  • @philhicks5818
    @philhicks5818 Рік тому

    Bet that’s a shock to your system , there’s actually a crop going through the machine

  • @jeremymullen5378
    @jeremymullen5378 Рік тому

    🔥👊🔥🏍⚙️🔨🚜

  • @charlesdow4802
    @charlesdow4802 Рік тому

    Mike how many acres are you running at the north farm ?

  • @adamclayburn6314
    @adamclayburn6314 Рік тому +1

    How many acres at the North Farm?

  • @tobyryan4648
    @tobyryan4648 Рік тому +2

    Hit the float button twice and change ur float offset

    • @tobyryan4648
      @tobyryan4648 Рік тому +3

      Also speed up ur canvas and reel

    • @mikemitchell2554
      @mikemitchell2554  Рік тому +5

      I have had alot trouble with sensor on the right side, must be a broken wire somewhere.

  • @Jehty_
    @Jehty_ Рік тому +3

    So Mike I have a question:
    It seems like your swather was already struggling with the amount of canola.
    So how would you swath a field with a great crop?
    With a combine you could just drive slower. But if I am not mistaken that wouldn't work with a swather.
    So how do you swath if the swath gets larger than the "tunnel" underneath the swather?

    • @tjakko4659
      @tjakko4659 Рік тому +1

      Overlapping would help

    • @leddielive
      @leddielive Рік тому +2

      A couple of options spring to mind, initially take a smaller cut, with Mike's 40ft head just cut 30ft so the crop isn't too thick to exit the head & if this was the case across the whole field maybe consider trading the 40ft for a 30ft head, also decrease your speed so as not to over feed the head.😊🇬🇧

    • @Erik-ce3hq
      @Erik-ce3hq Рік тому +1

      why cant you drive slower? non farmer here just wondering

    • @Jehty_
      @Jehty_ Рік тому +2

      @@Erik-ce3hq I am also a non farmer, so pure speculation:
      The crop has to go somewhere.
      I assume that the swath can only become so big, until it no longer has a place to go (the space underneath the swather is limited).
      That's what I was wondering and why I wrote the question :)

    • @Erik-ce3hq
      @Erik-ce3hq Рік тому

      @@Jehty_ yeah but if you slow down the amount of crop going through the header becomes less so the space under the swather shouldnt be a problem?

  • @flemmingnielsen5989
    @flemmingnielsen5989 Рік тому

    You should have got a green Macdon

  • @FourkidsFarms
    @FourkidsFarms Рік тому

    How close to rosthern are your North farms

  • @safarmer122
    @safarmer122 Рік тому

    Is the massey 760 going to harvest this season?

  • @oghuzkhan5117
    @oghuzkhan5117 Рік тому

    13:23 doesnt it get plugged with so many in the feeder?

  • @analphabet1996
    @analphabet1996 Рік тому

    What difference does swahting make? In Europe we put it straight in the combine. Like your barley .

    • @mikemitchell2554
      @mikemitchell2554  Рік тому

      It's he fastest way of maturing the crop, gets harvest going

  • @jaywilliams2139
    @jaywilliams2139 Рік тому

    So, how do you gather this up then

  • @Shadoweee
    @Shadoweee Рік тому

    Is it faster to sawth it and then combine or what's the deal with splitting the harvest process? Also don't You loose a lot of crop this way - pods opening?

    • @clearskiesranch1362
      @clearskiesranch1362 Рік тому

      Can’t wait for the plant to die and dry down naturally. Pod shatter will increase each day and it’s crunch time this far north. It can start snowing any day

    • @Shadoweee
      @Shadoweee Рік тому

      @@clearskiesranch1362 thanks for great explenation!